Clip construction



Get. i3, i931.

L. w. KENNEMV CLIP CONSTRUCTION File@ om.- .2, 1929 `Patented ct. 13,1931 I' T"` This v'inve'n tionrelatestosliovv cases, and

f riore particularly to an improved fclip construction for uniting -the2top, 'front and end -ofr ytrar'isverse lights at-"the juncture' thereof.

d 5' 5 -Theinventionhasfas"one of its important obj ects'j'to' provide clip construction of=tliis l nature"whichy may beclieapiy and economical- "flf'jinaiiiifa'ctured5 and Which'fvvill present ay 1 sightiy 1 'appearance 'in n the completed strucy tui/:efl if? ,HLZ' i n f' r iother1V objectV of the invention vis to prodea*clipsconstructionl wherein swivel or YseveralV light engaging linemb'e 'whereupon' the connecting member VVWill adjust itself: 4to

iiiglco'iiditions of relative `angular dis- Jiacenien't between the several' li (flits Without 4 P) breakage or other injury thereto.

This invention constitutes a division in? part of my eri-pending application,` Serial Nuinber'QGQOG. y

The several' objects, vadvantages and novel details ofconstruetion of the invention will be made more apparent as this description lights of a show case showing the application" of my improved clip; f n

Figure 31s a perspective. view of the clip detached g' Figure i is a top plan of the structurev illustrated in Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a side elevati illustrated in` Figure 2; and

Figure 6 is a front elevation of the structure illustrated in Figure 2.

Referring now particularly to the draw-r ings wherein like reference charactersindicate like parts, it will be noted there is illus trated in Figure 1 a substantially conven-j Y tional forni of show case comprising abase or bottom 10 which in `practice is adapted to rest upon the frameworkof the counter oi' the lileupon which the showcase is supported. Ar-

"fpii/otal movement'is permitted lbetween thev a transverse sectional viewr isziozi Djisra'rejs jrArrNT orriciip 0F nETRoi'r, iviroriioim y i l y v s y 'orfir'iconsrrniicrroiv y Apg'iieatita:tied'opctoter 2, isza serial No. y:ii'aas'sen 'ranged substantiallyperipherally ofthe base 1G Aare .iilletor moulding strips 11 which receiveand support the lower edges of the glass sheets or lights constituting the ends and fi'ontof the show case 'Thereferencecharey55 acter 12 indicates the front light, 13 the ytop light and 14 the traiisveise or vend lights. rihe reference character 15' indicates the openv rear side of the shovv case; and 16 thejdoor for closing this open side. The reference char? k6oy acter 1i' indicates a longitudinally lextending frame member of the showcase. y

' The" present invention relates'more particularly to a clip or connecting member forfuniting, for instance, the front, top andend 011,65 vtrans verse lights at the j uncture thereof,V and by neference to FiguresQ Vrto 6 inclusivethe construction of my improved clip Will 'be made more apparent. f

Thisclip comprises substantially flat.;

`v member-18 Which maybe convenientlyformed of sheet inet-al, one end o f Whichis bent upwardly as' at l9yandbaclrivardly as at 20'sii `sta`ntially parallel to the VportionV 18. This constitutes a return-bent portion21 adapted 75 to embrace vand engage lthe forward y ,edgev rof the top lifrht 13 as iiio'stciearlyv illustrated in Figures 2, t and 5. The main body portionv "18 of the clip is adapted to rlie under the top light 13 and between the top light and they adi'- jacerit upper edges of the front and end lights 12and1li, l *i y I" i Pivotallyjsecured toone end of the clip member -18,`j as at 22,(is, a substantially U-v shapedrnember '23 also preferably formed ofiA sheet metal-.f This member 23 isadapted to [einb'ra'ce'andengage the upper edge of the end 'c orftransverse'light-14. 'i

on of the structurell e Pivoted to the member 18, intermediate the return-bent portion 21 and the lll-shaped member 23, is a secondy substantially @U- shaped member k241 pivotally connected to the member 18 as at 2 5., This Ushaped vmember is adapted to embrace and 'engage the adjacent upper edge ofthe front light 12. 1 195 The forward edgeof the end or transverse light 14 is preferably cutaway or recessed as at v26 tolaceominodatel thethickness of the adjacent portion of the meinberfQ,` and the upper edge of this end light .is recessed as1at27--10 to accommodate the U-shaped member 23 and is cut away further as at 28 to accommodate the thickness of the main member 18. Felt 29 is preferably arranged between the clip and the top light, as most clearly illustrated in Figure 5.

As seen most clearly from Figure 6, the upper edge portion of the front light 12 is recessed adjacent the edge thereof as indicated at 80, to receive the U-shaped member 24.

The member 18 has a downwardly bent tongue 31 apertured as at 32 to receive a tie rod 33. The other end of this rod is con` nected as at 34 to the frame member 17. rllhe end of the rod passing through the aperture 82 is threaded to.. receive nuts 3,5 by

means of which the tension on the tie rod y the lights. rlhe recessed or cut away may be adjusted.

In constructing the clip the tongue portion v31 may be conveniently formed by longithe U-shaped members 23k and 24 to the clipv body 18 slight relative angular displacement, due to weaving of the show case, is permitted between the front, top and end lights without. liability of fracture or other injury to P01" tions. 26l 28 and 30 compensate for the thick` ness of; the adjacent portions of the clip to thus permit the several lights to be brought into more or less intimate Contact one with the other, whereas the recess 27, in which thel member 23 rests, prevents any relative sliding movement of they clip` which would permit a dis-engagement orobjectionable separation of the lights., Reservation 1s made to make such changes in the non-essential details of construction herein illustrated as may come within the purview oi" the accompanying claims.

That I claim as my invention is:

1. In a show case, the combination with front, side and top lights thereof, of a connecting member for said lights comprising a member provided with a return-bent end portion for embracing the edge of the top light, a U-shaped member rotatively connected thereto for embracing the edgeot the side light, and a U-shaped clip member rotatively secured to said member and engage able with the edge of the front light.

2a In a show case Construction, the conlbi'nation with top, endf and front lights, of

a clip at the juncture thereof comprising a memberextending beneath said top lightv andf having a return-bent end portion'engaging said top light, and substantially U-shaped members independently pivotally connected to said first member and engaging the edges of said end and front lights.

3. In a show case construction, the combination with top, end and front lights, of a connecting member therefore comprising a at. sheet metal member extending between said top light and the adjacent upper edges of said end and front lights and having a return-bent end engaging the edge of said top light, a U-shaped member pivotall connected to the underside of said flat mem r and engaging the adjacent edge of'said front light and a U-shaped member pivotally connected to said flat member spaced fromA said frs. Usshaped member for engaging the adjacent edge, of the end light.

4.., In a show case construction, the, com bination with top, end and front lights,l of. a clip at the juncture thereof comprising a member exten-ding beneath said top light and having a return-bent end portion engaging said top light, and apair of substantially U-shaped members independently connected to said irst member and engaging the edges of said end and front lights respectively," one 0f Said U-shaped members being pivotally connected tosaid first member, Jrior the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I` aliiX my sig-nature.

LEOy KENNEDY.. 

